How we work for you
Kellogg Machinery Group operates the way a boutique brokerage should: a deliberately short roster of active engagements, each one worked by a principal who knows the equipment category and has already built the buyer relationships before your first call lands. That operating discipline begins with valuation — a written, defensible number for a precision grinding cell, a CNC turning center, a rubber or silicone processing line, or any other asset category on the production floor. We document fair market value, orderly disposition value, and distressed-sale benchmarks to a standard that holds up in front of lenders, legal counsel, and sophisticated acquirers. The appraisal is not a formality we run through to justify a listing; it is the foundation every subsequent decision is built on. Once value is established, the path forward follows from the numbers. Kellogg Machinery Group buys equipment outright when a seller needs certainty — committed capital, straightforward terms, no contingency on a third-party buyer materializing. When the asset profile or the timeline calls for broader market exposure, we structure and manage consignment placements, routing injection molding presses, blow mold lines, extrusion and compounding equipment, thermoforming systems, rotational mold carousels, tool and die toolroom assets, stamping presses, die cast cells, Swiss turning centers, fabrication equipment, EDM machinery, and auxiliary and automation systems through a qualified buyer network spanning North America and active international markets. Every consignment engagement is managed by the same person who assessed the equipment — there is no handoff to a junior desk. Auctions and structured liquidations are part of the toolkit when a defined endpoint and maximum recovery are what the situation demands — plant closures, bankruptcy proceedings, and estate situations where an open-ended listing simply is not appropriate. Kellogg also works the acquisition side: manufacturers who need a specific grinding machine, a CNC cell configured for their tolerance requirements, or a rubber and silicone line matched to their compound and output specs can engage us to hunt, qualify, and negotiate on their behalf rather than settle for whatever happens to surface. When the scope of a transaction extends beyond individual machines, Kellogg Machinery Group handles complete business sales and turnkey facility sales. We handle the contracts, real estate, and machinery and equipment as a single coordinated transaction — one point of accountability rather than three separate parties pulling in different directions. Our role in those situations is that of the broker who keeps the deal together from first conversation through funded close, protecting the seller's outcome at every stage.